Meet the candidates

The following employees are seeking to become the next staff regent. You may click on a candidate’s name to learn more about them.

Audrey Neal, director of talent search for TRIO

J. David Wilson, director of Housing

Election Rules

 1. Staff Regent candidates must have been employed full-time for at least the past three years at Murray State University.

2. The Staff Regent is an ex-officio, non-voting member of Staff Congress.

3. Two open forums will be held prior to the election date so staff members will be able to meet the candidates. No campaign posters or flyers will be allowed at the forums.

4. Candidates are not allowed to use University resources (office supplies, “all staff” e-mail, work time, University equipment, etc.) for campaigns but may use resources such as Copy Express which charge for their services and are available to all staff.

5. The forums and sample ballot provide a no-cost way for candidates to express their views to staff.

Meet the Candidates

The staff regent candidates participated in two forums.

Wednesday, March 6, 1:30 p.m. forum
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Thursday, March 7, 10 a.m forum

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About the position

 On March 9, 1994, Kentucky Governor Brereton Jones signed into law House Bill No. 154, appointing a non-teaching staff member to the Board of Regents. 

The staff regent shall represent all non-teaching university employees including, but not limited to, building facilities and clerical personnel. 

This non-teaching personnel member shall exclude the president, vice presidents, academic deans and academic department chairpersons. The regent shall be elected by secret ballot by the non-teaching employees. 

The non-teaching personnel member shall serve a term of three (3) years and until a successor is elected and qualified. The non-teaching personnel member shall be eligible for re-election, but shall not be eligible to continue to serve as a member of the Board if he or she ceases being an employee of the University. This staff regent will be sworn in at a Board of Regents meeting as scheduled by the chairman of the Board. 

Candidate intent forms were accepted for a two-week period ending at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 26.